Golly,
I even remember back in the '70's when HCTZ (or similar diuretics) were first tier in the 4-tier treatment protocol for HTN!! Hey, wait a minute...aren't they again recommended for that? Stick around long enough and a lot of the "old stuff" will make a comeback.

Leslie

Leslie
Hospital Employed Physician Who Misses The Old AC

"It's a good thing for a doctor to have prematurely grey hair and itching piles. It makes him appear to know more than he does and gives him an expression of concern which the patient interprets as being on his behalf. "